MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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